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Putin Confers Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Rank on Three Envoys

The move was formalized by presidential decrees posted on the government’s legal acts portal.

Overview

  • Decrees published on November 1 confer the highest diplomatic rank on Marat Berdyev, Irada Zeynalova and Grigory Lukyantsev.
  • Marat Berdyev serves as a special envoy of the Russian Foreign Ministry for G20, APEC and BEP matters.
  • Irada Zeynalova is Russia’s ambassador to the Republic of Mauritius.
  • Grigory Lukyantsev heads the Foreign Ministry’s department for multilateral cooperation on human rights.
  • The publications constitute the official legal record of the rank assignments, which were also reported by RIA Novosti.